RICHMOND — A teenager who matched the description of a robbery suspect was arrested Tuesday night after a resident eyed a group of teenagers, one of whom who appeared to be displaying a gun, police said.

The 16-year-old bolted from the group as police prepared to make contact with three boys and three girls, all of them juveniles, Richmond police Sgt. Nicole Abetkov said. The group was hanging out near the entrance of the BART police station at 19th Street and Nevin Plaza around 2 p.m., and a resident called police to report that one of them was displaying a gun, Abetkov said.

Police chased the boy for a short distance before catching him, Abetkov said. When they did, the boy did not have a gun but he did fit the description of a person suspected in robbing a person of a cell phone and other personal items on 22nd Street on Saturday, Abetkov said.

The boy was booked into Juvenile Hall, Abetkov said.

Two other teen boys who were with the group were arrested for possession of air-powered guns, after replica handguns fell out of their respective pants, Abetkov said. When the guns fell onto the ground, they released a sound similar to a real gunshot, she said.

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